Otty Lake Management Plan

Five Year Review Report of the Otty Lake Management Plan (2014)

Over the past year, the Otty Lake Association, members of the Otty Lake community and our community partners, have worked together to review what has been accomplished to preserve and improve Otty Lake over the previous five years and to identify areas which still needed work. This information has been compiled into the Five Year Review Report of the Otty Lake Management Plan.

Five Year Review Survey

To prepare for the Five Year Review, a survey was distributed in fall 2013 to request input. Well over 200 people responded. Water quality, aquatic vegetation and algae, and fish and wildlife habitat were identified as the top 2013 priority issues by Otty Lake residents.

OLMP Five Year Review

The draft Five Year Review of the OLMP was circulated to our community partners, the Townships of Tay Valley and Drummond/North Elmsley and the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, as we recognize the importance of continuing to work closely with these groups.

The draft version of the Five Year Review report was adopted at the July 12, 2014 AGM.

Looking Ahead

“Protecting the health and preserving the special features of Otty Lake remains an important focus for members of the Otty Lake community. There are still concerns to be addressed about the health of Otty Lake and in the years ahead there will be new challenges as the lake and lake community evolve. It is essential that Otty Lake residents, the Otty Lake Association and the governmental and non-governmental organizations who are our community partners continue to accept their shared responsibility for the protection of the health of the lake and work together to care for this special lake.”

Karen Hunt, Lake Plan Action Committee

Background

The Otty Lake Management Plan (2008)

In 2008, the Otty Lake community, with the assistance of its community partners, developed the Otty Lake Management Plan to support the health and special features of Otty Lake. The long term action plan reflected community consensus about what was needed to protect the natural, physical, cultural and economic aspects of Otty Lake and its watershed.

The State of the Lake Report (2007)

The process of preparing the OLMP began with the preparation of The State of the Lake Report 2007, a summary of what was currently known about the Otty Lake Watershed and how that information related to the issues that were important to the Otty Lake community. The report is full of valuable information still relevant to the lake community today.